>> top stories we are following for you on this monday, august 19th. we are waiting to hear from investigators about what caused a deadly limo fire back in may. what they are expected to say, coming up. >> another service shutdown looms in the east bay. as a-c transit workers vote to reject a tentative contract agreement. what it means for your morning commute. >> and we are watching bay area weather as we take a live look outside at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. good morning everyone i'm james fletcher. >> and i'm anny hong.

>> let's start out with a live look from storm tracker 4. in terms of lightning and any activity that we have seen is out of of the bay area. you can see the flashing lights on your screen. we are working up to dry conditions are right now but however, we may see changes within the next couple of days. we are holding on to seven days is fairfield and 60 degrees out the door in oakland. the temperatures are warm however, into the afternoon that when not be as warm as livermore was at a high of 102 degrees. 79 degrees will be your high today in oakland and mid 80s for redwood city. we have a red flag

warning into effect until about 3:00 a.m. on wednesday. we have the potential for fire weather because it is dry outside. you should keep this in mind and the winds also will be gusty. the 7 day or around the bay shows that the temperatures will start to pull.cool. this is something that we will continue to monitor. >> northbound 880, all the lanes are cleared. there was an overturned tractor trailer. delays just opened up two minutes ago. at live look outside at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. the san mateo bridge

drive time is 12 to 13 minutes. here is that foggy start of the golden gate bridge. >> today we will learn what caused a deadly limousine fire on the san mateo bridge. the fire claimed the lives of five women, including a bride-to-be. the limo ride was part of a bachlorette party last may. as we await new details into the investigation one bay area lawmaker is pushing for new limousine safety regulations. kron 4's justine waldman explains. >> this is how a wedding celebration ended for a group of friends. five of them died when the limo burst into flames. this left their families and grieving. >> months later the california highway safety patrol is ready to release what started the fire. they

will also let us know within the laws were broken. the limo driver--has insisted that he did nothing wrong despite driving that legally only allowed not so many passengers. >> a limousine that carries and nine people or less had no oversight at all. >> the center stated that he will talk about a limousine safety maban that will require them to carry fire extinguishers. >> to meet a life, is valuable. >> the center told kron 4

that the legislation is set to be discussed on wednesday. and he would expect the governor to sign it and be in law by july of 2014. he wants to make sure that nothing like this happens again. >> truck drivers at the port of oakland are expected to strike today. this comes after drivers say they are unhappy with conditions at the port. in a letter to mayor jean quan, workers say they are forced to wait between six and seven hours for containers to transport-- during which they cannot leave their trucks unattended. drivers say that this causes a major setback into their driving day and a loss on revenue for the companies they work for. union leaders say workers are looking to get out of the port within an hour and if not-- they would like compensation for the extra time waiting for containers. >> ac transit workers have voted to reject a tentative contract agreement reached with management last week.

union officials say members of the amalgamated transit union local 192, which represents nearly 1,800 bus drivers, mechanics, dispatchers, clerical and other workers, voted saturday 576 against to 257 for the proposed contract, the tenative included a 9.5 percent raise and increased employee contributions to medical benefits, as well as improved health and safety provisions, the union's negotiating committee will meet soon to review next steps. >> the san francisco fire chief has now banned helmet cameras after footage of the asiana airline crash was posted online by a local newspaper. the video was captured by battalion chief mark johnson's helmet camera and was published in the san francisco chronicle. that led to questions about whether the department is liable in the death of a 16- year-old who survived the crash but was run over by a fire truck. at the time, the victim was covered with fire-retardant foam. police, the coroner and the national transportation safety board are reviewing the footage.

chief hayes-white said her 2009 ban on video cameras in facilities was meant to include fire scenes. critics say that restricting the use of helmet cameras shows a lack of transparency by the fire department. >> the california highway patrol is looking for a suspect vehicle and a driver in connection with a crash in san jose that left one pedestrian dead. it happened friday night at the corner of alum rock avenue and harriet avenue. the vehicle is described as a late model, full-sized ford pickup with oversized tires. c-h-p investigators say the vehicle is light in color.possibly with a redstripe down the hood. they also noted collision damage to either the right or left headlamp. >> authorities say a man has died after falling about 100 feet down a cliff in half moon bay. cal fire's battalion chief said the man sustained major injuries following yesterday afternoon's fall. the chief added the man

walked away from a trail at the half moon bay golf links and fell off the cliff. he said signs posed in the area warned of dangerous cliffs that could quickly crumble under pressure. the incident was being investigated by the san mateo county sheriff's department. >> still ahead on the kron four morning news at four a-m. between a vineyard destroyed by fire, a flooded church, and thousands of families evacuated, the forces of nature are causing problems in several states. coming up at 4:15 we'll have all the details on the destructive weather. >> and the new eastern span of the bay bridge will be open in just a few weeks and it will be completely different than the current span. we'll take a look at some of the changes at 4:30. >> and coming up at 4:45. james will wrap up all the [ female announcer ] mcdonald's dollar menu at breakfast. home of the irresistible sausage burrito. and freshly brewed premium roast coffee you love. plus other amazing tastes for just a dollar each. every day.

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>> new this morning. double amputee runner, oscar pistorius has been formally

indicted today in south africa on a premeditated murder charged in the valentine's day slaying of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. pistorius stood in the dock of the pretoria courtroom and wiped away tears. he also held hands with his brother and sister. the trial date is set for march 3rd of next year. >> the united states and south korea have begun their annual joint military drills as tensions seem to be easing on the korean peninsula. north korea usually calls such drills a "rehearsal for invasion" but on sunday pyongyang agreed to talks on reuniting families separated by war. >> an elderly woman is lucky to be alive after an suv slams into petaluma home in the middle of the night. neighbors tell kron 4's alecia reid cars are always speeding on that street. >> it was allowed thloud. it wan

amazing sight to see. >> the driver first ran into a wall before he lost control. >> these rocks are all loosen and new. it hit here and no doubt this is no damage pre-emptew damage. he mue sloan, he was on so fast. >> luckily it's the woman was sleeping in the back of the house. the neighbors say that car's speed like this and it has been an issue for

years. >> we just want people to a slowdown and respect that area. i am so glad that she is okay. this lady cannot afford to get this fixed. >> the neighbor that lives here recently got home and they are hoping that her home insurance will pay for this damage. >> we will be right back.

>> severe weather becomes destructive in several states as crews battle wind, rain, and fire. andrew spencer reports wildfires in the west are being matched by heavy flooding in the south. >> the beaver creek fire in central--has burned acre spiri. they only managed to

establish a 90 percent containment. at 1.2200 families were evacuated from their homes. the wind fire officials believe that this fire started with it owner hit a rock with islam more. >> it ignited the area around him and before they could contain it is started spreading. it did not take long for it to spread. >> strong winds around florida dropped at least-- police say that rescuers pulled eight elderly couple out of the waters on sunday and they both later died. >> if they were in cardiac arrest when we arrived. we tried to get them to the hospital but they were pronounced dead. >> the church doors and get

little missteps of this church. the high waters also stranded other drivers. >> this is the worse that i have ever seen. >> let's find out about our forecaster with erica. >> we certainly have our own rain around the bay area. we do have a red flag morning in affect for all of the valley's until wednesday morning. that is something that we will continue to monitor. as we take a look outside because we have a thick dense low cloud cover you are really not seen it. you can expect overcast conditions as will start out the morning. it looks like the possibility of showers will be here as we head into the evening hours. we are not picking up too much on the data but it is

still a possibility for today and into tomorrow. this is something that we will continue to monitor. >> here is a look at satellite and radar. all of the activity is to the east and south. a lot of new may have noticed that it is a muggy start to your morning. as will track the numbers and to the afternoon you will see that by noon it will be in the '70s and '80s. perhaps, a few low 90's. we will continue to see these temperatures increase by 3:00 p.m.. you can expect the clouds to return by the 8:00 hour. we do have the possibility of thunderstorms. >> today started in the

south bay san jose will have a high of 76 degrees. as we turn our attention to the east with a pick up thunderstorms. a 10% chance for later on today. fairfield will have a high of best-downtown sampras's " would check in at 70 degrees and a range of seven days down the shoreline. >> the 7 day around the bay shows that the temperatures will start to cool over the next couple of days. we will be in the '90s by thursday. and a potential for unstable weather will last only until wednesday morning. >> the traffic center is not looking at any act of hot spots. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. the san mattel bridge is a little hazy and there are no problems getting to the bridge.here

is a live look to the golden gate bridge, you should certainly drive with extra caution. a quick check from some of our traffic maps where seen all green on the roadway sensors. there are no delays. you are good to go for interstate 280. >> diplomats from the european union are gathering in brussels this morning. they are meeting to discuss possible actions in response to the crisis in egypt. the e-u is warning egyptian authorities that the people's calls for democracy and fundamental rights "cannot be disregarded, much less be washed away in blood." officials say nearly 900 people have died there since wednesday. >> congress split on cutting off aid to egypt in the u.s., members of congress are split over whether the u.s. should cut off military aid to egypt amid the spiraling violence there. democrats are generally supportive of president barack obama's approach. some republicans, including sen. john mccain, are calling for the elimination of military aid.

while other republicans, such as congressman peter king, are more hesitant. >> a man whose pickup was riddled with bullets by authorities after he was mistaken in a manhunt for a rogue former los angeles police officer has been paid $20,000 for damage to the vehicle. david perdue was on his way to a surfing outing in february when he was stopped by officers pursuing christopher dorner. perdue filed a lawsuit against torrance police, saying officers rammed his pickup and opened fire without justification. his lawyers claim he suffered head and spinal injuries. >> the campaign to oust san diego's embattled mayor is volunteers armed with clipboards and petitions fanned out through the city, hoping to collect thousands of signatures needed to authorize an election that could recall mayor bob filner. the mayor is facing more than a dozen sexual harassment allegations. the 70-year-old former congressman has resisted numerous calls to resign. filner is set to return to work this week after undergoing behavior therapy.

>> a 16 year-old surfer was attacked by a shark in hawaii. helicopters searched for sharks' are not long after the attack. witnesses say that the 16 year-old was surfing when an 8 ft. shark bit him. the teenager was airlifted to a hospital. the attack was the fourth in the last month and a ninth attack so far this year. >> the first civil lawsuit filed against penn state university over the child sex abuse scandal involving jerry sandusky has settled. that's according to attorney tom kline, who represents the individual known as sandusky victim number five. kline did not discuss further details about the settlement. kline says his client is the first to settle with the university in the case.

a number of sandusky's victims still have pending suits against penn state over the scandal. >> the first same-sex weddings are taking place today in new zealand. former professional soccer player melissa ray wed her partner tash vitali in one of the first ceremonies. new zealand's parliament voted in april to recognize same-sex unions. it's the first country in the asia-pacific region to do so, and the 14th worldwide. >> still ahead, a pennsylvania couple-- who just so happen to be *huge "duck dynasty" fans get quite a surprise at their wedding. we'll introduce you to the special guest that made their dreams come true, when the kron four morning news continues. >> we will be right back.

align welcome back. here is a look at your day planner. it is cloudy outside and the temperatures are in the upper 50s to the upper 70's. my lunchtime a lot of the clouds will start to clear and it will start to warm-

up. we do have the potential for showers for the afternoon. i will have its 4 d tell what to expect 4 arrest of the day coming up. >> a pennsylvania couple -- sharing both their love for each other and their love for the a-and-e reality show "duck dynasty" tied the knot at a field and stream store saturday. but just as the couple finished their vows -- a special and unexpected guest arrived. courtney fischer has the story. >> it was her dream to walk down the aisle. she was surrounded by family and friends. 26 year-old megan cook married charlie miller. the bride, the groom and his boots. there were not prepared for what was happening. >> (cheers).

>> it was like christmas morning. i felt like a little kid. this was the first for me and i am proud to be a part of it. >> he was there to sign autographs. it was on the bride's mother's idea to have a deer.it there. >> they played along and convince them to suspectsurprisf the couple. >> her fiance was killed the week before their wedding. two years later she met

charlie and a memorial. >> we have been together ever since. >> as the happy couple stars their life together, willie has some advice. malign love each other and forgive each other. >> the time hours for 20 8:00 a.m..is 4:28 am.m. here ise look outside the james lick freeway.

>> welcome back. >> it is a possibility for storms. but there is nothing in the bay area right now. we do have activity that is to the east and south. as we head into afternoon the

lightning and thunder storm will start to increase. in addition we do have a red flag warning that expires on wednesday morning. this will increase the concern for fire danger. we do have a red flag warning into affect and those of you in santa clara. just keep this in mind that the winds will start to dust. >> in terms of your temperature is a monday start outside. we have 70's in antioch and fairfield. mid 60's in redwood city. the fog that we do see is very quick to clear in fact, it will stay mainly towards our coastline. just expect a mix of sun and clouds and the temperatures will be a little bit cooler than what we saw yesterday. 95 degrees today for danville and 83 degrees expected for

martinez. >> mid '70s and today for berkeley and 79 will be your high for oakland and san leandro. down and the south it will be a very nice comfortable summerlike date. a range of 80s in cupertino and sunnyvale. low 90's expected for loss gatos. as we head to the peninsula downtown san francisco will be checking in at 70 degrees. in the north you can expect some eight skies. low 90's will be for napa. your extended forecasts shows of the temperatures will start to cool. this will clear pretty quietly. >> the traffic around the bay is looking just fine. i am monitoring any hot spots. i did talk about a similar

alert of a overturned tractor trailer. it has been cleared. the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is doing just fine. the san mateo bridge, the drive time is 12 to 13 minutes. southbound 101, the golden gate bridge is still in with dense fog. >> truck drivers at the port of oakland are expected to stage a protest. they say that they are unhappy with the conditions. in a letter that they made to the mayor, the drivers explain their forced to wait up to seven hours for their containers. , they stated that they are not allowed to leave their trucks that entire time. drivers say that the cause of this has major setbacks to their schedules permit >> ac transit workers have

been voted to reject a tentative contract agreement. union officials say that members of union local 192, which represents nearly 1800 bus drivers, mechanics, dispatchers, clerical and other workers, voted saturday 576 against 257. the tentative agreement included a 9.5 percent raise and an increase in employee contributions to their medical benefits. >> a full report will be released tomorrow into the cause of the limousine fire that killed five women on the san mateo bridge. authorities have a wrap up their investigation. this is a video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. the fire broke out as the group was headed to a bridal shower. several agencies

have been investigating the fire. this morning at 9:30 a.m. and will hear from state senator jerry hill. he would discuss this limo said the bill and the need for a limousine safety standards. >> san francisco police are insuring that safety and dedicated traffic patrol operations near sampras's go schools today and tomorrow. the back-to-school traffic enforcement will focus on elementary schools across san francisco. police will target the 15 mi. per hour speed zones. enforcement operations are scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.. that was also began again from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day. >> stay with kron4. your back-to-school station and the bay area. go to our facebook page to see some of

the kron4 anchors and reporters when they were kids. we want to see your photos as well. send them to breakingnewsatkron4.com >> 8 tel gay party turned dangerous and the parking lot of the coliseum in oakland. last month and three vehicles were destroyed. the fire happened about an hour after the a's game started. no injuries were reported. >> the new eastern span of the bay bridge is set to open on tuesday september 3rd. officials was shut down the bridge at 8:00 p.m. august 28th to transition the old span to the new one.

kron4 charles clifford shows us how drivers should have a completely different experience. >> the new bridge will feature a 15 and 1/2 foot pedestrian walkway and bike trail. the walkway will eventually run from oakland to the island. it was only partially open this december. the new span was also featured an total lightning scheme. there will be elie delights on more than 1500 fixtures. they are designed to be invisible from ongoing traffic. there also will be >> is inside the tunnel. >> high winds are fueling a wildfire in northern california that is threatening more than 400 buildings and forcing hundreds of people to

evacuate. it's a two-thousand acre fire burning in butte county. right now the fire is about 45-percent contained but authorities are warning residents that high winds can cause the direction of that fire to chang >> coming up on the kron four morning news at four a-m. police in on bay area community are asking for your help in identifying a man who has been exposing himself. details on who exactly authorities are searching for, coming up. >> and a town in japan *covered in ash as a volcano erupts. we'll take a closer look at some of the video. >> and ?? who won * big at the box office this weekend?? we'll show you the top three that came out on top. when the kron four morning news continues.

>> taking a look at wall street this morning. futures trading shows all three indexes in the positive this morning. investors are hoping to snap out of it's slump today. stocks fell friday, closing out the worst week of the year for the dow jones. and the second-worst week for the s and p 500.

here's a look at friday's closing numbers. the dow fell near 31 points. the nasdaq lost three points. and the s and p 500 lost five points. >> creditors face deadline in detroit bankruptcy case banks, bond insurers, employee pension systems and others who believe they are owed money by detroit are up against the clock to legally voice opposition to the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in u.s. history. a federal judge set monday as the eligibility objection deadline in the bankruptcy petition by detroit's state-appointed emergency manager kevin orr. it's one step in a process that could take months or years to complete if detroit is approved for bankruptcy protection. the city has until sept. 6 to file its responses. orr listed thousands of creditors, including individuals, in his july 18 bankruptcy petition. he's said detroit is insolvent and unable to pay some of its bills, including at least $18 billion in long-term debt. or stopped payment on $2.5 billion in debt in june.

>> jpmorgan investigated for china hiring the u.s. government is looking into whether jpmorgan chase hired the children of chinese officials to help it boost its business in china, according to the new york times. the times is citing a u.s. government document for details of the investigation. it says the bank hired the son of a former chinese banking regulator and the daughter of a chinese railway official. the times reports that the railway official was later detained on accusations of taking cash bribes in exchange for handing out government contracts. a jpmorgan securities filing earlier this month said the sec's enforcement division is seeking information about the bank's employment of some people in hong kong and its business relationships with some clients. jpmorgan says it is fully cooperating with regulators. >> washington already has the nation's highest state minimum wage at $9.19 an hour. now, there's a push in seattle, at least, to make it $15. that would mean fast food workers, retail clerks, baristas and other minimum wage workers would get what protesters demanded when they shut down a handful of city restaurants in may and others called for when they demonstrated nationwide in july.

so far, the city council and mayoral candidates have said they'd consider it in the famously liberal city. one said, however, that it may not be soon. supporters say the move would be good for the economy, by putting more money in the hands of regular consumers. but some businesses advocates say a higher minimum wage will make it harder for companies to survive. >> a volcano in japan is erupting and sending a thick cloud of ash over a nearby city. this is mount sakurajima -- it started blowing its top yesterday. residents of kagoshima are used to this sort of thing -- the volcano is one of the most-active in japan. the english-language news website "japan today" reports this is the 500th eruption so far this year -- and the biggest since 2000! >> we will be right back. [ female announcer ] mcdonald's dollar menu at breakfast.

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a humid start. take a look at the temperatures. low 70's along the delta. livermore is sitting at 78 degrees. 54 degrees right now in san mateo. the temperatures will rise as we head into the afternoon. it will not be as storm today as it was yesterday. we did see upper 90s in livermore yesterday. it still will be pretty hot. we will see a mixture of '70s and '80s. >> it will be a mostly sunny day and will have clouds in the forecast. as we head into the evening where will pick up the possibility for of thunderstorms. a couple of school districts are headed back to school including san francisco. a mixture--we're talking

animal hides close to 70's. san francisco will be closer to 7 day for schools. >> sarah toll but is also heading back to school. the temperatures however, by the time the children get out it will be in the low 90's. today is definitely a short and t-shirts day. the extended forecast shows that this will continue. we have a slight increase of thunderstorms over the next couple of days. just keep this in mind because we do have a red flag warning for wednesday morning. it should clear the way for a quiet

weather. >> as we take a look at the bridges, you will notice that it is still very quiet to the approach to the bay bridge. san mateo bridge is looking pretty--the fog is a little bit better than 10 minutes ago. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. you should still drive with caution and keep an eye on the car in front of you. the westbound, 580 we do not have any issues for the mimic freeway. as we focus on the peninsula you will see the green on the city force. you are good to go. >> a career criminal and sex offender who was the last person to see a slain federal criminal

investigator says the two planned to wed. the woman's family says 56- year-old randy alana is a liar. a reporter for the oakland tribune talked to alana at the santa rita jail, where he is being held on a parole violation. alana said that he met sandra coke two decades ago while she investigated a murder case. he denied harming her. coke's family said the two dated briefly 20 years ago, but he was under court order to stay away from the investigator. her sister tanya coke said alana is "lying and manipulating to serve his purposes." coke disappeared aug. 4 after saying she was meeting someone with information about her missing dog. >> hoping you recognize the sketch of a man who may have exposed himself to a child. kron four's philippe djegal gives us a description of the man. investigators are calling a person of interest. >> investigators at the

union city police department stated that they have been working on this case since july 26th. they stated that he may have been involved in other indecent exposure crimes. police stated that he is white, standing about 6 ft. tall and 200 lbs.. he is bald, or have short hair. he has been seen wearing a fisherman style hat. this is a photo of a car that he was seen driving. this is similar to way 19--selleck up. the tires also has black lambs. at this time investigators are not setting where this incident happened and what occurred but the detectives would like to speak to him as soon as possible. >> police are investigating a stabbing in antioch that left one man dead. and the victim's sister is speaking to kron 4.

police say the stabbing happened just before 8 p-m saturday night at the chevron gas station on the 32-hundred block of delta fair boulevard. police believe an argument broke out that lead to the stabbing. elena cendejas is mourning the loss of her her 49-year- old brother kann cendejas. she says her brother was homeless, and made camp behind the chevron station. >> he got into a fight with another homeless person. they hit him with a stick. the person came up from nine in september. i feel that the person killed my brother. i feel that this

person should be charged for his murder. >> a suspect is in custody and is being questioned, but has not been charged. >> if you caught the giants game yesterday you might have felt like you were on the playground see-saw. a lot of ups and downs. but in the end - giants went down and stayed there. a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning bounced off giants center fielder andres torres. and sent the miami marlins over san francisco 6-5. hunter pence and brandon crawford homered for the giants. the giants play the red sox today at a-t-and-t park at 7:15. >> chris young and alberto callaspo homered in the fifth inning and the oakland a's beat the cleveland indians 7-3. jed lowrie, batting leadoff for only the third time this season, had two hits and scored twice for oakland. josh donaldson drove in three runs, as the a's pulled within a half-game of the a-l west leading texas. the a's face the mariners tonight at 7:05. >> a playground in san

francisco's alter mission neighborhood is back open this morning. if this is after a million-dollar renovation. the playgrounds is between the bart tracks and analemany boulevard. it features a large collection of wooden sculptures by a longtime gardener who worked at the park for 22 years. the renovation was financed by a 185 minutes narbonne from 2008 that also helped revitalize the dozens of other parks in the city. >> we will be right back.

>> welcome back. we have a red flag morning until wednesday morning. we may have thunderstorms as early as this afternoon. this will increase our concern for

fire danger. i will have full details of what to expect coming up. >> "lee daniels' the butler" finished number one at the weekend box office. the historical drama with forest whitaker and oprah winfrey took in an estimated $25 million dollars in ticket sales. with jennifer anniston and jason sudeikis, as would-be drug smugglers, finished in second place with $17.8 million. "elysium" - the dark sci-fi flim starring matt damon - finished in third place, bringing in $13.6 million dollars. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news at 5:00 a.m.. >> we are waiting to hear from investigators about what caused a deadly limo fire back in may.

>> students and send francisco will be heading back to class today.police and patrols are being added to make sure that the students will get to and from school safely. >> it is the first country in the asia pacific region to allow same-sex marriage. will take you a few ceremonies in new zealand.

>> good morning, the top stories that we are following this monday august 19th. truck drivers at the port oakland are expected to stage a protest today. more on the conditions that they are dissatisfied.

>> another service shutdown looms in the east bay. as a.c. transit workers bold to reject a tentative contract agreement. what it means for your morning commute. >> double amputee runner oscar pistorius has been a formally indicted as south african court today. >> more on your top stories in a moment, but first let's get an update on the weather and traffic. >> it is a quiet start to the morning commute. we're not tracking any hot spots. we are looking at a very light ride at the bay bridge

toll plaza. from the bay it is still slow for interstate 580. the heaviest traffic is just west of us. we have no problems yet for the south bay peninsula. >> onto a new story this morning. frustrated truck drivers plan to protest at the port of oakland over conditions but they say are affecting their health and their livelihood. kron4 will tran is live at the port and to explain. >> they are stating that it is with the port authority. they stated that the protesters set to start and you concede the long line of truck drivers but timing. they stated that the wait six to seven hours just to pick up their cargo. they stated that money is wasted because they have to sit here and wait. they stated they cannot even make up

for it if they work longer days. this is there are only allowed to work up to 14 hours a day. as you look here, i have been here many times. there are no porter padres next to them so they can go to the rest room while they wait. they are forced to sit in their trucks. >> they're stuck in their trucks with no back rooms and when they go on inside, they state that they are this respected and treated cruelly. this stated that they're upset and we do not know exactly what this protest is about. that wwe will monitor the situation and

latino. >> ac transit workers have voted to reject a tentative contract agreement. union officials say that members of local 192, which represents nearly 1800 bus drivers, mechanics, dispatchers, clerical and other workers, voted saturday 576 to 257 for the proposed contract. the tentative agreement included a 9.5 percent raise an increase in employee contributions. >> authorities have are wrapped up their investigation into the cause of the limousine fire that killed five women. end of the limo at the time of the fire was a group of friends who are headed to celebrate a recent wedding. the newly married bride was one of the victims who died. this is

video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. for passengers did manage to escape along with the limo driver. at 9:30 a.m. this morning we will hear from the state senator. >> the san francisco fire chief has now abandoned helmet cameras after footage of the asiana airline crash was posted on line. the video was captured by a battalion chief mark johnson. that led to questions about whether the department is liable in the death of the 68 year-old who survived the crash but was ran over by a fire trucks carry at the time, the victim was covered with a fire retardant foam, chief

hayes-wide said that her 2009 and then on and video cameras and facilities was meant to include fire scenes. >> an elderly woman is lucky to be alive. a car slammed into our home. it happened earlier yesterday morning on the cleveland ave. emergency crews found a full-size pickup truck that has smashed through the front door of our home. no one was in bed in a back bedroom listening to music at the time of the crash. the driver of the truck took off from the scene. chp said they still have no suspect of interest at this time. >> new this morning. double

amputee runner, oscar p istorius has been formally indicted today in south africa won a premeditated murder he stood in the courtroom and wiped away tears. he also held hands with his brother and sister. the trial date is set for march 3rd of next year. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. the european union are gathering in brussels today to discuss possible actions in response to the crisis in egypt. details on the u.s. members of congress how they are split. in hawaii, a 16 year- old surfer was attacked by a shark while he was a surfing. we will show you video of helicopters searching for the sharks'. >> a raging wildfire in

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cannot be disregarded. officials said that nearly 900 people have died since wednesday. >> in the u.s., members of congress are split over whether the u.s. should cut off military aid democrats are generally supportive of president obama approach. some republicans, including center john mccann, are calling for the elimination of military aid. other republicans, such as congressman peter keane, are more hesitant. >> the united states and south korea have begun their end will joint military drills as tensions seemed to be easing on the korean peninsula. north korea usually call such drills a rehearsal for invasion. >> here's a live look

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>> we are seeing that our weather is around the seasonal average. however, the national weather center issued a red flag warning for the bay area. this will arrive tuesday night and wednesday morning. this is still a cause of concern because it is so dry outside. a again, the winds are light. if any thing does develop it will not be too much of a concern. we are off to a monday start this morning. 64 degrees out the door in hayward. following these numbers into the afternoon was a mixture of sun and clouds. the temperature is a little bit cooler the mossad yesterday. an assault, santa clara becoming at 89 degrees.

today is 8 t-shirt and shorts today. will climb into the mid nine days before danville and pleasanton. to the peninsula we go, downtown san francisco will have a high of low 70's. 89 degrees for navoto. >> we're looking at a good ride around the bay area. your trip to they should be easy. here is a live look at the bay bridge. they have light traffic. we're not seen much at the bay bridge toll plaza. your ride to the

san mateo bridge, highway 92 is a good commute. this is the traffic in the commute direction for hayward towards a foster city. the golden gate bridge ride is still gut southbound. you're not confined to any problems. first, less of that the commute. we would check some drive times. it is 12 minutes from hercules to berkeley. southbound 680 traffic is looking good. your drive out of coyote valley is the 17 minutes to 237 from 85 with no delays for one on one. one-on-one, through marin is an easy trip at 24 minutes. >> at least 35 people were

killed and eastern india as hindu pilgrims crossing road tracks were run over by a speeding train. several other people also injured. indian officials say that an angry mob pulled the driver from the train and beat him to death, and then set fire to the coaches. >> a traffic ferry accident in the philippines has left 52 people dead. another 68 are still missing. the accident happened friday night in the ship can home north of cebu city. the ferry st. thomas aquinas sank after the accident--750 people were successfully rescued. >> defense secretary chuck

age-old is holding his first pentagon meeting with his chinese counterpart. he faces a familiar agenda marked with tensions over u.s. missile defenses. if the talks today follow former, they will wrap in a public expressions of goodwill and pledges of cooperation. this will improve the ties with china at the heart of the obama administration's asia strategy. >> the campaign to oust san diego is an embattled premier is under way. volunteers are armed with clipboards and petitions stand out through the city, hoping to collect thousands of signatures that are needed to authorize an election that could recall mayor bob sooner. the mayor is facing more than a dozen sexual harassment allegations. the 70 year-old

former congressman has resisted numerous calls to resign. he is set to return to work this week after or undergoing behavior therapy. >> police in southern california pays $20 and dollars to a man who was picked up date riddled with bullets during the manhunt for christopher and dorner earlier this year. david perdue was on his way to go surfing in february when he was stung by officers who searched his vehicle. his lawyers claimed that he suffered head and spinal injuries. >> the first civil lawsuit was filed against penn state university over the child sex abuse scandal involving jerry sandusky has settled. that is occurring to an

attorney. he did not discuss the further details about the settlement. he says that his client is the first to settle with the university in the case. >> a 16 year-old sir firm was attacked by a shark in hawaii. we have video of helicopters searching for the sharks' after the attack. when does this say that the 16 year-old was surfing when a foot shark bit him across both his legs. the teenager was airlifted to a hospital. the attack was the fourth to take place in the last month. >> the first same-sex weddings are taking place today in new zealand. former professional soccer player melissa re with her partner tash vitali in one of the for ceremonies. new zealand's parliament voted in april to recognize same-

sex unions. >> still ahead on kron 4 morning news. in less than one hour truck drivers at the port of oakland are expected to stage a protest today. >> sampras's go police are issuing the safety of children as they make their way back to school.

>> and welcome back. we are watching wall street this morning. future trading shows all three indexes and a positive this morning. stocks fell friday, closing out the worst week of the year. here's a look at

friday's close a number spread the dow fell nearly 31 points now off 577 points. the nasdaq lost 3 points. the s&p 500 lost 5 points. >> banks, bond insurers, employee pension systems and others who believe they are old money by the detroit. they are up against the clock to legally voiced opposition to the largest bankruptcy filing in u.s. history. a federal judge said today august 19th, as the a la ability objection deadline in the bankruptcy petition by detroit's state appoint an emergency manager kevin or. is one step in progress that could take months of years to complete

if detroit is approved for bankruptcy protection. the city has until september 6th to file their responses. >> washington already has the nation's highest state minimum-wage at $9.19 an hour. now, there's a push in seattle, at least to make it $15 an hour. so far, the city council and mayor candidates have said that they consider it in a liberal city. supporters say that the move would be good for the economy, but it will put more money in hand of regular consumers. some business advocates say that a higher minimum wage to make it harder for companies to survive. >> the u.s. government is looking into whether j.p. morgan chase hired children of chinese officials to help boost their business in china. a u.s. government documents as a the bank

hired the son of its former chinese banking regulator and the daughter of a chinese or railway officials. a securities filing earlier this month said that the sec enforcement division is seeking information about the bank's employment practices. j.p. morgan says that it is fully cooperating with regulators. >> we will be right back.

>>james: knew this morning. frustrated truckdrivers plan to protest at the port of oakland over conditions they say affect their health and livelihood. kron4's will tran is live at the port

where the protests is about to get under way. >>will: what is going to happen for today and the next several days. >>: our goal is to call for a week or longer until our demands are met. >>will: a meet--a week meaning not to pick up any cargo? >>: right. >>will: we will walk over here and show you they really mean business. you can see there in the middle of an intersection. they have their signs ready to go

for fellow truckdrivers to show up. instead of picking up any cargo they're picking up signs. they're very upset not only for that but also this is wide open and they're also upset that bugs baer although they are forced away in their trucks and they do not get porta- potti is for them and that's affecting their health as well. will have much more on this throughout the morning as you can see is very busy right now. back to you. >>james: thanks will. >>darya: san francisco

police are ensuring safety with dedicated traffic control operations near san francisco schools today and tomorrow. the back-to-school trafficking force that will focus on elementary schools across san francisco. les will target the 50 mi. per hour speed zones. and for some operations are scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and again from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day. >>james: a full report will

be released tomorrow and to the cause of the limousine fire that killed five women on the san mateo bridge. authorities have wrapped up their investigation into the fatal blow fire that killed a bride to be last may. this is video from arnold, a partnership with abc seven news. the fire broke out as the group was heading to a bridal shower. for passengers managed to escape in addition to the limo driver. several agencies have been investigated the fire. this morning and 930 we will be hearing from state senator gary hill. he will discuss is the most if the bill in the for limousine safety standards. >>darya: and tell the party turned dangerous in the parking lot of the coliseum in oakland. saturday night, three vehicles were destroyed and three others were damaged after a hot grill at a toll gate caught fire. the fire happened about an hour after the a's game started. no injuries were reported.

>>james: a man who fell nearly 100 ft. down a cliff and half moon bay have sustained major injuries. this all happened yesterday afternoon near the ritz carlton in half moon bay. the man walked away from a trial-trail at the half moon bay golf links and fell off the cliff. they're warning signs about the dangers close of area. no word on the man's condition this morning. sonoma county law enforcement arrested nearly two dozen people countywide in a suite marketing alleged d.u.i. i offenders with outstanding arrest warrants over the weekend. -petaluma police say during operation 19 officers attempted to serve a total of 129 dui wards and arrested 23 people. the suit was conducted as part of a crackdown on drunk driving leading up to the labor day holiday weekend

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mauled and a slew of their attacks in five states over the last week raising questions about why there have been so many incidents this year. on saturday hunter in the northern alaska wilderness was the latest person to be injured in a bear attack. the hunter had to be saved by helicopter after he was suffered set-to-severe blood loss. the attacks come just before the start of hibernation season and some repairs search for food before setting in for winter. but the number of their taxes up across the country. in yellowstone alone, there have been 64 percent more attacks so far this year than there were last year. in michigan, a 12 year-old girl was jogging in michigan when she was attacked by a bear that came out of nowhere and attacked from behind knocking the grow on the ground. the bear kept charging into the group played dead because of her injuries deep cuts that required surgery. neighbors eventually scare the bear ♪

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as we gave to the weather on this monday morning. good morning erica. >>erica: what you will notice the fog is not as clear--thick. if we are still looking up to cloudy conditions. very muggy out there. temperatures on the warm cypriot livermore and 71 degrees. 66 and concord. upper 50s and oakland and los '60s for downtown san francisco we do have a system drinking and some light rain to our south and to our east. we saw some lighting strikes in fresno with the past our brief we do have a slight potential to see some. the chance for thunderstorms here and the bay area increase and wednesday. currently the national weather service has a red flag morning and place. as we focus on our

temperatures throughout the day, you will notice by 12:00 we will be in the '70s coast side, 80s inside the bay and 90s for the warm response. temperatures just won't be as warm as we said yesterday. we did see some triple digits out in livermore for it today will bring tempters back into the low 90s. and as you put the clock into motion by 8:00 tonight temperatures will be pretty fair out there with mild conditions '60s and '70s and the return of costa fog. the catcher afternoon highs for today, not a high of 90, 79 degrees and oakland. expect mostly sunny skies some clouds and even states have percent chance for thunderstorms. as we take a look at your back-to- school forecast, we do have several districts heading back this morning. san francisco off to a crowded start with temperatures in the low 60s. expect 07 days for the school south of market area closer to the mission district. it is one

to be a little bit cooler. saratoga heading back to school so a muggy start. expect temperatures and a lot 90s as we head into the afternoon. los gatos also and the board heading back today. expect low 90 so definitely shorts and t- shirt weather. your extended forecast shows morning fog afternoon sun j.-just one shot and a potential for some sunshine. >>george: traffic is a little heavier here at the bay bridge the what we are used to sing. over the last several weeks. back-to- school day for many. we are looking at this back up and the left-hand lane. before that iran might have been activated. that is typical of those bigger than usual this morning was a cash customers. the fasttrack has no waiting yet. for your

ride to the san mateo bridge have an 92 a good commute under way. headlights are heading back toward hayward and at the golden gate bridge no incidents reported on the stand for it but it is a drive times, will get to see some of the e shore freeway. 40 minutes of the current drive time for it was 24 still looks good to the caldecott tunnel. south bay freeways are clear print. here's the north bay ride 37 connecting with what one is problem free and as you head south no delays from central san rafael down to the golden gate bridge. >>james: at 5483 it-shares at 548 in union city, police are asking for the public's

help in identifying a person accused of molesting a child. this is a sketch of the suspect. he is described as a white male mid-50s standing 6 ft. tall. police say he is possibly bald. he has been seen multiple times were in a tan fisherman style hat with hn strap and eyeglasses. police said the suspect could also be involved in other incidents in the bay area. >>darya: police are investigating a stabbing in antioch that left one man dead. and the victim's sister is speaking to kron4. police said the stabbing happened just before 8:00 p.m. saturday night at the chevron gas station on the 3200 block of delta fare boulevard. police believe an argument broke out that led to the stabbing. elena cendejas is mourning the loss of her 49 year-old brother kann cendejas. says

her brother was homeless and made camp behind a chevron station. >>: that person went after him and i think that person should be charged for his murder. >>darya: a suspect is in custody and is being questioned but has not been charged. >>james: an update now on the murder of san for coke. a career criminal and sex offender who was the last person to see her alive says the two plan to get married. the woman's family says 56 year-old randy alana is a

liar. alana is being on parole violation at santa rita jail. during a jailhouse interview,alana said that he meant sandra coke two decades ago while she investigated a murder case. he denied harming her free cokes family said the two dated briefly 20 years ago but he was under court order to stay away from the investigator. coke disappeared august 4th after saying she was meeting someone with information about her missing dog. her body was found in vacaville. >>darya: and other bay area news a playground in san francisco's water mission ever does that open this morning after a nearly $9.5 million renovation. the cayuga playground sits

between the bart tracks and alameemany boulevard. it features a large collection of wooden sculptures by a longtime gardener who features a large collection who worked at the park for 22 years. the renovation was financed by a $185 million bond from 2008 that has also helped revitalize dozens of other parks in the city. >>mark: on the bay area baseball. the san francisco giants for the sweep of the miami marlins. a wild game with seven league charges-- changes. giants go up 5-4 and 1/7. hector sanchez with a double and a possible sound of all scores. a tie- breaking double in the eighth inning bounced off giants center fielder andrés torres and said the miami

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